He also called for additional sanctions on Russia to force it into peace negotiations regarding Ukraine and drew attention to the looming threat of devastating famine in Sudan. The Taoiseach reflected on Ireland's distinguished legacy of UN peacekeeping spanning 67 years, which includes four decades of service in Lebanon.

The prime minister spoke to a largely empty U.N. hall after a walkout by delegates, lashed out at the idea of a Palestinian state and vowed to keep fighting Hamas.

Surrounded by critics and protesters at the United Nations, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told fellow world leaders that Israel “must finish the job” against Hamas in Gaza.

Netanyahu arrives at the U.N. under ICC pressure and global recognition of a Palestinian state. Israeli officials have launched an "October 7" campaign as he readies a combative speech.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Friday reprimanded countries who had recognized a state of Palestine, saying that some countries had not accepted the "basic truth" that Palestinians did not want to live side by side with Israel.

Facing global isolation at UN, a defiant Netanyahu says Israel ‘must finish the job’ against Hamas . UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Surrounded by critics and protesters at the United

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu addressed the United Nations General Assembly, signalling he saw no end in sight for the war on Gaza, despite international condemnation. Netanyahu also dismissed a UN commission’s findings that Israel has committed genocide in Gaza, saying the forced displacement of civilians undermined the assessment.

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